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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 43 

Expressing the sense of the sense of the House recognizing and honoring 

the Fire Department of New York. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 21, 2015 

Mr. CROWLEY (for himself, Ms. MENG, Mr. NADLER, Mr. TONKO, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. KING of New York, 

Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. ENGEL, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of 

New York, Mr. ZELDIN, Mr. JEFFRIES, Mr. RANGEL, Ms. VELA ́ZQUEZ, 

Miss RICE of New York, and Ms. CLARKE of New York) submitted the 

following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight 

and Government Reform 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing the sense of the sense of the House recognizing 

and honoring the Fire Department of New York. 

Whereas 2015 marks the 150th anniversary of the establishment of the modern, paid Fire Department of New York 

(referred to in this resolution as the ‘‘FDNY’’); 

Whereas the city’s first firehouse was constructed in 1736 

and in 1737 the then-Colonial General Assembly created 

a fire department staffed by volunteers; 

Whereas in 1865 the FDNY was established as a paid, professional organization; 


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Whereas approximately 15,000 staff of the FDNY proudly 

serve today and the FDNY is the largest fire department 

in the United States; 

Whereas members of the FDNY are responsible for saving 

the lives of countless New Yorkers and visitors over the 

past century and a half; 

Whereas during the September 11, 2001, attacks, thousands 

of FDNY members heroically raced to the scene to put 

out fires and save lives; 

Whereas 343 FDNY firefighters, EMTs, and paramedics who 

responded to the 9/11 attacks lost their own lives; 

Whereas according to the FDNY, over 1,150 members of 

FDNY have lost their lives serving the people of New 

York since the founding of the modern Department; 

Whereas the service of the FDNY isn’t limited to New York 

City, and FDNY members have helped respond to disasters throughout the country including Hurricane Katrina, 

the Oklahoma City bombing, Hurricane Isaac, and the 

Haiti Earthquake through the Disaster Assistance Response Team; 

Whereas members of the FDNY go beyond fighting fires in 

their service to the community, logging countless hours 

contributing to charities and community organizations; 

Whereas the motto of FDNY, ‘‘New York’s Bravest’’ properly recognizes the courage, tenacity, skillfulness and perseverance of the members of the FDNY: Now, therefore, 

be it 

1 Resolved, That the United States House of Rep2 resentatives— 


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1 (1) commemorates the 150th anniversary of the 

2 founding of the modern Fire Department of New 

3 York; 

4 (2) recognizes the courage and perseverance of 

5 the members of the Fire Department of New York; 

6 (3) mourns the loss of the members of the Fire 

7 Department of New York who have made the ulti8 mate sacrifice; and 

9 (4) expresses its deep respect to the current 

10 and former men, women and families of the Fire De11 partment of New York for their service to New York 

12 City, the United States, and the world. 

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